Seth Moulton

We need to solve these transportation problems efficiently and in a 21st-century way.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I point out that we all care about Ukrainian kids, but do you know who cares about Ukrainian kids the most? Ukrainians. Ukrainians care about Ukrainian kids. They are the ones asking for these munitions to use on their own territory. They…

I begin by yielding 30 seconds to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the committee and my friend.

The State subsidizes driving to the tune of $64 billion every year.

We ought to do the economic analysis to determine that.

We should be trying to reduce subsidies across all modes.

The subsidies vastly favor airports and highways.

If you are a fiscal conservative, it is a good investment and is a good return on investment.

It can't just be--recommendations can't just be imposed by the employer in this aspect, which is important.

We want to fix it and we want to make it better.

The provision that you all included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was so vital, because it does require transit agencies to develop these safety plans

Why is it taking so long to just get these rules finalized? I mean, any day another accident could happen.

We are talking about converting from a commuter rail system to simply taking people in and out of the city to a regional rail system that will fundamentally get people around the Commonwealth faster.

The bottom line is that commuter rail systems need to modernize.

I hope that communities will consider using funds to make safety improvements like the Safe Streets, like eliminating crossings, instead of just adding more lanes to highways.

Of course, we would have a lot fewer road fatalities and traffic deaths in America if we had a better rail system.

He's put our national security at risk. He's put the sources of intelligence at risk.

This is a serious issue, but it's something that we're working hard to address.

He's worried that just by bringing it up to a vote... he's worried he'll lose his job.

There are actually a lot of Republicans, a lot of smart, reasonable Republicans who care about our national security.

Oh, absolutely, right?

We should arm our allies and simplify this bureaucracy, so that they can do the fighting for their interests.

Our FMS sales are a critical tool of foreign policy.

This TIGER Task Force has taken a close look at our FMS process, and the bill before you today represents the first step toward legislative improvements in the process.